[s-cars] Intermittent cutout

[Robert Myers]

The fuel pump is brand spanking new - two weeks in the car.  It is 
the second new fuel pump in two months.  :-(  Now, why would my car 
be killing fuel pumps?  Fuel in tank looks OK and no significant 
amount of debris in the tank.

At 07:34 PM 9/3/2006, Michael Wakefield wrote:
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>If it's a high mileage fuel pump, it would be suspect.
>Mike Wakefield
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>On Sep 3, 2006, at 3:20 PM, Robert Myers wrote:
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>>
>>Hi Y'all,
>>
>>Car: RS2ed urS6
>>
>>Coming home from a birthday party for an old friend this afternoon
>>and running at about 50 mph in fifth gear the engine just cut
>>out.  Give it more fuel - nothing.  Oh shit.  I'm in some traffic and
>>not near anything resembling a good place to stop by the side of the
>>road.  Declutched and shifted into 4th and let clutch back out and
>>the engine fired and ran smoothly after that except about 3-4 more
>>times (in 30 miles) the engine briefly cutout and then restarted
>>almost instantly.  The tach did not drop to zero but continued to
>>show engine rpms even with the engine dead.
>>
>>Could a plugged kitty cause this behavior?  Doesn't seem likely to me
>>but...  ????
>>
>>
>>Bob
>>urS6 with RS2 and other mods for sale: http://chips-ur-s.com/S6.html
>>
>>
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Bob
urS6 with RS2 and other mods for sale: http://chips-ur-s.com/S6.html